A cybersecurity audit is something that many organizations will put off for a long time. However, whether you like it or not, they must be done at some point, especially with zero-trust frameworks becoming ever-present and cyber-criminals stepping up their hacking efforts. According to a recent PWC survey, CEOs ranked cybersecurity risks as their biggest concern, even more so than the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, economic recession, or climate change. CISOs must be prepared to conduct cybersecurity audits at regular intervals to ensure that various security measures and protocols are followed while also identifying potential weaknesses.
Primarily, organizations conduct cybersecurity audits to get insights into the most critical datasets and how they should be protected. It helps you understand all the risks facing your company. It allows the CEO and CISO to develop a strategy to improve the IT department and broader teams’ capabilities to confront a cyber-attack. Aside from identifying risks, a cybersecurity audit — externally or internally — will also give you plenty of other benefits. These may include reassuring your clients about data safety, improving cybersecurity procedures, and generally raising awareness about cybersecurity for your staff.
The CISO Checklist and Best Practices for Conducting a Cybersecurity Audit
by Taylor Hersom in Best Practices,
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The CISO Checklist and Best Practices for Conducting a Cybersecurity Audit
Solutions Review’s Expert Insights Series is a collection of contributed articles written by industry experts in enterprise software categories. Taylor Hersom of Eden Data works down a checklist for conducting a cybersecurity audit while providing some best practices to consider.